Reagan seeks new farm approach amid rising defaults
Reagan administration officials pursue an alternative to broad farm program overhaul as farm prices fall and loan delinquencies grow. A possible federal bank to take over bad farm loans emerges, while Congress debates four year farm law funding and price supports.
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Record corn harvest to boost world supply
A 1985 86 forecast says record US corn harvest will swell global grain stocks to about 241.6 million metric tons by 1986, with wheat and coarse grains totaling nearly 1.35 billion metric tons. World grain trade may dip to 191.2 million tons. US exports projected at 84.3 million tons as prices slump.
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